{"product_id":"a-guide-to-ancient-greek-drama-paperback-softback-9781118455128","title":"A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118455128","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Guide to Ancient Greek Drama\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The discussion of the contexts of ancient Greek drama, its performance, ancient and modern, is thoroughgoing and scholarly. The synopses of the plays and interpretations are invaluable tools – a must on any scholar’s bookshelf.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Robin Bond,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Canterbury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Covering all the genres of Greek drama, and bringing in what is known about lost plays as well as those that we have, \u003ci\u003eA Guide to Ancient Greek Drama, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is comprehensive, balanced, up-to-date, reliable and readable.  It presents a huge amount of information, but in a distinctive and winning voice.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Ruth Scodel, University of Michigan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“With revised sections on Sophocles and politics, and new discussions of Reception and vase-painting, the second edition of this handbook will be helpful to both students and scholars.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--C.W. Marshall, University of British Columbia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan C. Storey (Author), Arlene Allan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118455128, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 December 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 17.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.535 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Whether the student has a good grasp of the language, or little (even none), they will find this an invaluable source book and study aid. It will help students of classical literature to understand the context and content of ancient Greek drama more thoroughly and more productively.  Although not stated as an aim of the book, it will also help students of related subjects who need some instruction in or background to ancient Greek drama.”  (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis newly updated second edition features wide-ranging, systematically organized scholarship in a concise introduction to ancient Greek drama, which flourished from the sixth to third century BC.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all three genres of ancient Greek drama – tragedy, comedy, and satyr-drama\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSurveys the extant work of Aeschylus, Sophokles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, and includes entries on ‘lost’ playwrights\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines contextual issues such as the origins of dramatic art forms; the conventions of the festivals and the theater; drama’s relationship with the worship of Dionysos; political dimensions of drama; and how to read and watch Greek drama\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes single-page synopses of every surviving ancient Greek play\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps and Plans xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Signs xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Aspects of Ancient Greek Drama 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrama 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dramatic Festivals 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Theatrical Space 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Performance 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrama, Dionysos and the\u003ci\u003e Polis\u003c\/i\u003e 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Greek Tragedy 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Nature of Greek Tragedy 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAeschylus 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSophokles 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuripides 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Other Tragedians 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Satyr-Drama 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyclops 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Greek Comedy 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigins 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Comedy (486 – ca. 385) 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Generations of Old Comedy 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAristophanes 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Comedy and the \u003ci\u003ePhlyax\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003evases 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